Racor Filters In Mining Applications

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Introduction
Parker Racor hydrocarbon filters have been chosen as the solution for filtering over 12 million gallons of diesel fuel per month in major coal mines in Latin America, particularly on the North coast of Colombia. This choice supports the demand for reliable, high-quality, and environmentally friendly production processes.

Background
Five years ago, international companies such as Drummond, BHP Billiton, and Glencore began installing Parker Racor filters with the help of Full Filters de Colombia. The goal was to clean diesel fuel contaminated with solids, sediments, and water, which significantly impacts operational costs.

Implementation
The installation started with filtration systems ranging from 100 to 1,000 gpm in fuel storage tank farms. Due to positive results, the installation expanded to include tank dispatch and diesel recirculation systems, enhancing engine performance.

Equipment Used
The mining equipment benefiting from these filters includes Caterpillar trucks and tractors, Hitachi excavators, Komatsu excavators, and Hitachi off-highway trucks.

Results
Certified laboratories evaluated the results, showing a reduction in diesel fuel contamination from 30 mg/l of sediments and 400 ppm of water to 6 mg/l and 70 ppm, respectively. This led to:

Extended engine life to 23,000 hours for Caterpillar 3,516 engines.
Reduced maintenance costs for electronic injection systems.
Extended life of onboard diesel fuel filters.
Increased reliability and availability of mining equipment.
Lower soot index levels.
Optimized diesel fuel consumption.

The most significant benefit was for Caterpillar 3516 generators, where engine oil and filter life extended from 250 to 1,000 hours.

Partnership for Success
The success was attributed to:

Installation of high-efficiency Parker Racor coalescers, separators, and pre-filters.
An excellent maintenance program.
Premium customer service.
Design and engineering support.
Contamination control programs.

Product Information
Parker Racor's filtration technology, originally developed for aviation fuel, is API certified and effectively filters diesel and gasoline, providing excellent results globally.

Contact Information
For more information, contact Rene Wiebe at Parker Hannifin Corporation, Racor Division, Modesto, CA.

Catalog excerpts

Marketing Application Publication Racor Contact: Rene Wiebe Phone: 662-216-0444 e-mail: [email protected] Application Coal Mine Location: Columbia Product: FBO and RV Series Filters of cleaner and environmentally friendly production processes are on the rise. Therefore, the handling of diesel fuel for high power engines has driven companies to find engineering alternatives for one of the conditions that has a major influence in the cost of operating a coal mine: diesel fuel contaminated with solids, sediments and water diesel fuel. Five years ago, international companies (Drummond, BHP Billiton and Glencore) began the installation of Parker Racor hydrocarbon filters with the support of the local distributor, Full Filters de Colombia, with the purpose of cleaning the diesel fuel that they were buying from their providers. This program began with the installation of filtration systems from 100 to 1,000 gpm located in the fuel storage tank farm. Later, seeing the excellent results of the Parker Racor hydrocarbon filters, they decided to complete the installation with filtration systems for tank dispatch and diesel recirculation systems, achieving excellent results in their engine performance. The mining equipment used by these companies include: Caterpillar, off highway trucks 793C, 793D, 793B, 777C, 777D. Օ Caterpillar tractor type D11R, D10R. Hitachi Excavator 3500. Օ Komatsu excavator PC 8000, PC 4000. Caterpillar Motor graders 16H. Օ Hitachi EH 5000 off highway truck. Why was Racor chosen as the solution: Parker Racor hydrocarbon filters are being used to filter more than 12 million gallons of diesel fuel per month in the biggest sky-open coal mines in Latin-America. Located on the North coast of Colombia is one of the most important coal mines supporting the expanding Colombian economy. The demand for global competitiveness in reliability, availability and quality Contact Information: Parker Hannifin Corporation Racor Division 3400 Finch Road Modesto, CA 95354 phone 209 521 7860 fax 209 529 3278 [email protected] www.parker.com Brochure No. 7712 Parker Racor ENGINEERING Y0UR SUCCESS.

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A Distributor/Customer Partnership for Success: 1. Installation of Parker Racor hydrocarbon coalescers, separators, and pre-filters with high efficiency and high capacity media. 2. An excellent maintenance program. 3. Premium customer service. 4. Design and engineering support. 5. Contamination control programs. Product Information: Parker Racor filtration technology used in these applications was developed for aviation fuel. The same API certified technology is used to filter other fuels such as diesel and gasoline achieving excellent results for customers globally. The results obtained were...

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